Compri Consulting's global client is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer for a permanent position located onsite in Gaithersburg, MD. The candidate will assist in the development of a new global military satellite communications ground system that will manage transmission of protected tactical waveform over existing satellites and terminals.Responsibilities Work from system requirements through to system delivery Develop robust system and high level software designs that meet requirements Collaborate with customers, software engineering and program management to develop, test and integrate software solutions that meet requirements Resolve issues raised by implementation teams in a timely and effective manner Required Skills Must be US citizen BS in engineering related discipline with 15+ years of experience 5+ years' software design experience including the development of software design documents 5+ years' experience of computer networking principles 5+ years of software development experience in C and C++ 5+ years' experience reviewing software implementations to ensure they meet system requirements 5+ years' experience writing technical documents for external customers Desired Skills MS degree 10+ years' software design experience including the development of software design documents 10+ years' experience of computer networking principles 10+ years of software development experience in C and C++ 10+ years' experience reviewing software implementations to ensure they meet system requirements 10+ years' experience writing technical documents for external customers Experience working on government systems and/or government process environment Experience working in agile project environment. Experience working on satellite telecommunications systems. Experience with a requirements management tool (eg DOORS) Experience with a configuration management tool (eg Clearcase) Experience of satellite hub/gateway system design Experience with Networking protocols (Layer 2, Layer3), packet flows, queuing and prioritization schemes